Activities at Ottley House Care Home
At Ottley House, we offer a person-centred activities programme, and aim to match residents' abilities and interests with meaningful activities of the correct degree of challenge that promotes their health and well-being. We also provide visual, tactile, audible and olfactory sensory experiences. There are weekly music/movement therapy sessions, 'Oomph' sessions, and arts & crafts classes to help improve, maintain and refine motor skills. We enjoy regular visits from entertainers, musicians and animal therapists, as well as pub nights, 'food from around the world' days, and minibus outings to places of interest.
Alex Evans
My name is Alex and I am the Activities Co-ordinator at Ottley house care home.
I am passionate about enhancing the lives of our residents the home and aim to bring a smile to their faces through different types of activities. My personality is warm, enthusiastic, bright and bubbly and i aim to share this each day at work. I am keen to involve the residents in the decision making within the home to enhance their experience through gathering their likes and dislikes. Come and join us for our life enrichment programmes which promote social interaction, mental stimulation and physical well-being.
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Ottley House Care Home
Hoo Zoo and dinosaur Kingdom
Our residents went to Hoo Zoo on Friday 19th July. We met up with one of our colleague and her son their which was lovely. The residents had a great time looking and seeing all the different animals. We even got to stoke a goat. They had smiles all day and the sun was shining. One of the residents we took used to like and work on a farm and she loved seeing all the different types of farm animals and it was bringing back memories for her.
Hoo zoo and dinosaur kingdom is based in Telford. It has many different types of animals from meerkats, llamas and lambs to owls and otters. There is even a owl who was used in the harry potter film franchise.
Celebrating Wimbledon
Residents have been celebrating Wimbledon tennis this week. They’ve been getting involved by playing tennis. The residents have loved throwing and catching the giant tennis ball over our net. They’ve had bright smiling faces. To end their match they enjoyed a Eton mess and a glass of Pimms. Some of the residents said it was one of the best activities they’ve so far this year.
Teapot Tuesday
Every Tuesday in our home our residents look forward to teapot Tuesday, they love getting together with their friends to enjoy a cake and a drink. They also enjoy making friends from both communities in our home. They get to enjoy games and puzzles as well as singing some songs they love. We enjoy teapot Tuesday either in the café lounge or in out lovely gardens, dependent on the weather.
A Day at The Races
They’re under starters orders, and they’re off…..
A fabulous time was had as we dusted off our hats and posh frocks for a day at the races, yet we didn’t need to go far as it was all from the comfort of our beautiful lounge, via virtual T.V.
We cheered on our horses hoping we had picked the winner and not the donkey at the back!
Launching our Monthly Pudding Club
We had the BIG launch of our monthly pudding club, which will be held on the last Thursday of every month.
The theme this time was “international” where we had traditional puddings from around the world such as faworki from Poland, Papanasi from Romania, Lechepan from Philippines and Key lime pie from America.
We were honoured to be joined by Deputy Mayor, David Vasmer, who very much enjoyed tasting the delicious treats made by our wonderful hospitality team as well as chatting with many of the residents.
Easter Celebrations
The Easter bunny was kept very busy at our lovely home, she delivered goodies to each and every resident.
She even left a few hidden for us to follow clues and hunt down, residents had a lot of fun wandering around the home looking for the chocolate.
The day concluded with a very special Easter Service conducted by Pete.
